Lithographer



J. H. SARDAM.

Feather Renovator.

No. 65,438. Patented June 4. 1867,

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, J. H. SARDAM, of Wellington, in the county of Lorain, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Feather-Cleaning Machines and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and complete description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a top view of the cleaner or renovator.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section.

Figure 3 is a transverse section.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the views.

In fig. 1, A is the cylinder, which may be constructed of wood or iron, and of any desirable capacity. B B are a pair of doors, and are hinged to the cylinder by the butts C, and, when closed, secured by the hook and eye 1). \Vithin this cylinder are arranged the steam pipes E, fig. 2, all ofwhich terminate in chambers F and F, one at each'end of the cylinder F being shown in fig. 3. The pipe E passes through the centre of the cylinder, and communicates directly with the induction and eduction pipes G G, which also serve as the journals upon which the apparatus revolves, as will hereafter be shown. The sides of the pipes E are perforated with holes H, and which are closed when required by a sliding-valve, I, operated from without by the handles J. K, figs. 1 and 2, is a faucet communicating with the side pipe E. L is an eduction pipe, to which a faucet may be attached, the purpose of which pipe and faucet will be shown hereafter.

Having thus described the several parts of the renovator, the practical operation of the same is as follows: The apparatus is mounted in an appropriate frame upon the journals referred to. The feathers to be treated are then thrown into the cylinder, and the doors'closed and properly secured. Steam for the treatment of the feathers is generated by any' appropriate apparatus, and inducted into the cylinder through the pipe 0, fig. 2, connected to the journal G by a steam joint, P, and through which it passes into the chamber F; from thence into the pipes E, above described. At this time the cylinder is made to revolve; and as the feathers tumble about the steam is injected among them from the side pipes E through the holes H. After being thus treated for a length of time, more or. less, according to the condition of the feathers, the steam is then shut off by closing the holes referred to by the valve I. In order to dry the feathers steam is continued to be inducted into the pipes, and allowed to pass entirely through and out at the end G by removing the plug It, by which the pipe is stopped. By this means the heated pipes soon dry the feathers by their being tumbled about them, as above instanced, and when fully dried are then taken out and the ticks refilled by them. The use of the faucet and pipe referred to is to draw 011' the water which may accumulate in the pipes by the condensing of the steam during the treatment of the feathers.

What I claim as my improvement, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The side pipes E, provided with holes H and valve I, as'arranged in combination with the central pipe E and chambers F F, for the purpose and in the manner as described.

2. The chambers F F and pipes E E, in combination with the cylinder A, pipes G and G, and faucet K, as and for the purpose set forth.

J. H. SARDAM.

Witnesses:

CHARLIE SWIFT, T. A. LEE. 

